Phantoms pound Moose

BRACEBRIDGE - It was a lopsided and high-scoring affair for the Bracebridge Phantoms’ only game of the weekend as the Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League (GMHL) expansion team held on to their third-place ranking.
Playing in Thornhill against the Toronto Moose, another 2012-13 season expansion team, the Phantoms scored in bunches in all facets of their game to put an 11-5 whooping on the Moose Nov. 17.
The first period belied the final score, with each team mustering just one goal apiece to take a 1-1 game into the second period. That’s when the Phantoms exploded, scoring in the first 20 seconds of the frame before adding two quick power-play goals for a 4-1 game. The Moose managed one more but again the Phantoms responded, including another short-handed goal to bring a 6-3 score into the final period.
There, the Phantoms heaped on five more goals, including two more on the power play, for the final 11-5 score.
The win keeps the Phantoms in third place with 12 wins, three losses and two overtime losses for 26 points. They are three points behind Temiscaming for second overall and hold a slim one-point lead on the upstart Toronto Attack.
The Phantom’s next matchup pits them against Orangeville on home ice Nov. 24 at 8 p.m.